Elderly woman, 6-year-old boy killed in South Bexar County house fire

Neighbor said he just heard “screaming” when he went outside.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office and fire fighters respond to a structure fire in South Bexar County near Von Ormy on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Around 9 p.m. neighbors heard screaming and signs of a fire. Initial reports indicated that people were trapped in the structure. As of 10:41 p.m. fire fighters were still on the scene. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)

Bexar County Sheriff's Office and fire fighters respond to a structure fire in South Bexar County near Von Ormy on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Around 9 p.m. neighbors heard screaming and signs of a fire. Initial

Bexar County Sheriff's Office and fire fighters respond to a structure fire in South Bexar County near Von Ormy on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Around 9 p.m. neighbors heard screaming and signs of a fire. Initial reports indicated that people were trapped in the structure. As of 10:41 p.m. fire fighters were still on the scene. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)

Bexar County Sheriff's Office and fire fighters respond to a structure fire in South Bexar County near Von Ormy on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Around 9 p.m. neighbors heard screaming and signs of a fire. Initial

VON ORMY - Two people were killed and three injured after a fire engulfed a two-story home in South Bexar County Wednesday.

Firefighters were called to the home just before 9 p.m. in the 20500 block of Morin Road, on the outskirts of Von Ormy, said Bexar County spokeswoman Monica Ramos.

According to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office, an 80-year-old woman and a 6-year-old boy were killed in the blaze. Three residents were taken to University Hospital with injuries they obtained from escaping the house, Ramos said.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office and fire fighters respond to a structure fire in South Bexar County near Von Ormy on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Around 9 p.m. neighbors heard screaming and signs of a fire. Initial reports indicated that people were trapped in the structure.

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"We are still in the initial stages of the investigation and we’ll comb through the wreckage to see what we can find,” Ramos said.

Firefighters from Lytle, Somerset and area Emergency Services Districts worked to extinguish the stubborn blaze, which continued to smolder more than two hours after it was first reported. The Bexar County Fire Marshal is investigating the incident.